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BBC News: 10 explanations for the riots in England


BBC News sum up the 10 explanations or arguments for the riots in London and England, as welfare dependence, social exclusion, lack of fathers, spending cuts, weak policing, racism, gangsta rap & culture, consumerism, opportunism and technology & social networking. Full list, more indepth news and comments are here.

Ladislav Sutnar and his U. S. Venus in Galerie RudolfinumLawrence Person (and Andrew Fox) on J. G. Ballard and the London riots

Comments

~ latemate ~Lazeeitus Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:32:48 PM

. . the riots here in uk was by criminals and those that like and choose that lifestyle . thats it in a nutshell, as we say . .

Gaddag Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:55:08 PM

Ealing, where most action of the novels by my favourite writer Robert Rankin is taking place, was also affected, alas.

~ latemate ~Lazeeitus Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:45:04 PM

. . well i think even r.rankin wud frown at all this trouble because of the mindlessness of it . . you keep surprising me by the knowledge and associations you have of london and the uk gaddag ! . .

Gaddag Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:31:28 PM

It just happens. Thanks, anyway smile

KimberlySqueakeyCat Monday, August 22, 2011 3:46:31 AM

you think thats bad, you should see our system here...if we stopped paying the people that are on welfare, we'd have a country wide riot on our hands.

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